Adolf weigner



No. 608,94l. Patented Aug. 9, I898. A. WEIGNER;

APPLIANCE FOR PRODUCING CASE SHOT LIKE ACTION OF EXPLOSIVE PROJECTILES.

(Application 510d Nov. 8, 1897.) (No Mbdel.)

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UNITE-D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLF WEIGNER, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA-HUN GARY.

APPLIANCE FOR PRODUCING CASE-SHOT-LIKE ACTION OF EXPLOSIVE PROJECTILES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 608,941, dated August 9, 1898.

Application filed November 6 1897. Serial No. 657,695. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLF WEIGNER, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Vienna, in the Province of Lower Austria, in the Empire of Austria-Hungary, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Appliances for Ordnance for Producing a Case-Shot-Like Action of Explosive Projectiles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. 1

According to my'invention, in order to enable explosive projectiles, whether grenadeshells,shrapnel,or case-shot, and whether provided with percussive fuse or double fuse, to be fired from guns so as to explode with caseshot-like action immediately on leaving the bore, I arrange a small resisting body eitherimmediately in front of or just Within the muzzle of the gun, so that, on firing, the projectile in striking against the said body is as once caused to explode The resistance of the body must not exceed a certain limit, as otherwise damage might be done to the muzzle of the gun.

By the above-described means an alreadyloaded gun, the fuse of whose projectile may have been set to effect the explosion after a certain time, may be made to act with immediate case-shot action at the moment of an engagement when it may be necessary to repel an attacking enemy at close quarters, this being efiected without changing the pro-' jectile. The case-shot action of the grenade will of course not reach as far as that of the shrapnel-shell; but up to a distance of two hundred paces it is quite sufficient. The further advantage is also obtained that every shrapnel with double igniter -fuse can be made to act as zero shrapnel Without requiring to arrange the fuse specially for this function and without causing any complication in the equipment and use of the shrapnel. The arrangement of the said device for tion of the fired projectile upon the said plate it is advantageous to arrange its connection with the gun in such manner that the latter, after delivering the shot, isat once ready for the reception of'another similar body. By this means on the one hand the gun is preserved from unintended changes, and on the other hand it is possible to rapidly repeat the firing of case-shot, as may be required by the urgency of the moment of engagement.

On the accompanying drawings is shown,by

way of example, a construction of the said de- I vice that can be operated by a single manipulation.

Figures 1, 2, and 3 show in sectional side view, front view, and plan the muzzle end of a gun with the device suspended close in front of the muzzle. Fig. A: shows the device separately in front and side views.

The device here consists of a small plate 19 of any suitable resisting material, which is secured to a small plate h, of a less-resisting material, having two lateral projections. In order to enable this plate to be rapidly hung close in front of the muzzle, the top of the latter is formed with a recess m, in which is fixed a hook-shaped loop 0, in which are hung the projections of the plate h. The plate 19 is destroyed 011 firing, and the gun is at once ready for the reception of another similar device.

I claim- 1. The combination with a gun, of a body suspended in front of its muzzle and adapted to be moved out of the path of and simultaneously therewith explode a projectile fired from said gun by the impact of said projeojeotile striking it on leaving the gun, for the tile with said body, substantially as and for purpose set forth. 10 the purpose set forth. In testimony whereof I affix my signature 2. The combination with a gun of a taperin presence of two Witnesses. 5 ing plate of less width than the bore of the ADOLF WEIGNER.

gun and adapted to be suspended in front of Witnesses: the muzzle in the plane of the axis of its bore, HENRY C. CARPENTER,

said plate sufficiently heavy to explode a pro- CHAS. E. CARPENTER. 

